இடைச்சொல்
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From இடை (iṭai, “mid, center, waist”) + சொல் (col, “word”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]இடைச்சொல் • (iṭaiccol)
- (grammar) particle which cannot be used by itself in any sense but which, when occurring in combination with nouns and verbs, functions as inflectional or conjugational suffix, adverb, preposition, expletive, conjunction, interjection - such as case markers, tense markers, conditional suffix, sentence connectors; functional word;
- Example:
- பிரேமை (பிரேம்+ஐ) பார்த்தேன்.
- மரத்தில் (மரம்+இல்) உள்ளது.
- நானே (நான்+ஏ) வருவேன்.
- Example:
References
[edit]- S. Ramakrishnan (1992) “இடைச்சொல்”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page [1]
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “இடைச்சொல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press